Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (c. 53)

SCHEDULES

Section 19

SCHEDULE 7 Minor and consequential amendments relating to Part 2

Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47)

1 The 1998 Act is amended as follows.

2 In section 53 (agreements etc., by persons participating in North-South Ministerial Council and British-Irish Council), in subsection (1), for “a nomination under section 52” substitute “any provision of section 52A or 52B”.

3 In section 98 (interpretation), in subsection (1), insert the following definition at the appropriate place—

““the St Andrews Agreement” means the agreement reached on 13 October 2006 at multi-party talks on Northern Ireland held at St Andrews;”.

4 (1) Schedule 2 (excepted matters) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 3(b)(i), for “a nomination under section 52” substitute “any provision of section 52A or 52B”.

(3) In paragraph 22—

(a) in sub-paragraph (b), for “and 28” substitute “, 28, 28A, 28B, 28D and 28E”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (d), for “52” substitute “52A to 52C”.

5 In Schedule 3 (reserved matters), in paragraph 42(a), for “and 28” substitute “, 28, 28A and 28B”.

Northern Ireland Act 2000 (c. 1)

6 In section 1 of the 2000 Act (suspension of devolved government in Northern Ireland), in subsection (5), for “section 52” substitute “section 52A, 52B”.